Sentence examples for system inoperable from inspiring English sources

Three weeks ago, after a routine inspection, firefighters found the building's standpipes broken, the sprinkler system inoperable and heaps of matzo wheat in the basement.

Con servationists claim that the company could still use ponds for making salt; but Leslie contends that any alteration of the ponds would render its whole salt producing system inoperable.

Managers were worried about venting because it would release significant amounts of radioactive materials, but when they finally gave the order to do so — after being told to by the government — the workers found the venting system inoperable.

In contrast, the WL system is intended to fail in a predictable and irreversible manner under accident conditions and render the entire system inoperable before an accidental operation of the SL system.

This renders the PreCrime justice system inoperable, as if there is doubt related not merely to the gathering of the images, or their ability to be interpreted, but their ability to be correct even in perfect circumstances, then the system of infallible guilt can not exist.

Deleting the wrong files can render your system inoperable until you reinstall your operating system.

The report concluded, among other things, that the failure of one or more dams sitting upstream from several nuclear power plants "may result in flood levels at a site that render essential safety systems inoperable". High floodwaters could conceivably undermine all available power sources, the report found, including grid power, emergency diesel backup generators, and ultimately battery backups.

The emergency communication system was inoperable.

Rendell suggested that fans phone the Eagles to express their desire for Williams, and they did so in such numbers that the team's phone system became inoperable.

There were no known intruders or security breaches when the system was inoperable, but some inside the agency argued that the additional agent was not sufficient to replace the alarm system.

For at least eight months afterward, the indictment said, Mr. Melofchik, a Bovis site safety supervisor, filed daily reports that failed to indicate that the building's critical standpipe and sprinkler system were inoperable.